Zhenni Li wins Second Prize at the International Edvard Grieg Competition
Schulich School of Music Doctoral聽piano student Zhenni Li 聽has won Second Prize in the 15th Annual which was held September 2-10 in Bergen, Norway.听听In addition to the 20,000 euro second prize, Ms. Li was also awarded the 1000 euro Orchestra Prize. 聽Ms. Li is a student of Prof. St茅phane Lemelin.
鈥淶henni Li is a real artist. Her performance of Beethoven's 4th Concerto in the competition's final round was one of the most satisfyingly authentic, lyrical and convincing I have heard. Zhenni has a truly unique voice and a great contribution to make to the field. We are proud to count her a member of the Schulich School of Music's artistic community.鈥澛� (St茅phane Lemelin, Chair, Department of Performance, Schulich School of Music)
Ms. Li is a already prizewinner of numerous competitions, including a unanimously awarded 聽First Prize at the Concours Musical de France, and Second Prize at the Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition in Connecticut. Zhenni Li has also been top prizewinner of the International Russian Piano Competition in San Jose, where she performed Rachmaninoff Second Piano Concerto with the New Symphony Orchestra, a top prizewinner of the Kosciusko Chopin Piano Competition and a co-winner of the MTNA National Piano competition in Washington State. She also earned top prizes in many academic competitions in China, including the Xinghai and Toyama competitions in China.聽
Her prize-winning performance this past Saturday with the Bergen Philharmonic can still be viewed viewed here: 聽听听